‘1st Survey of Austin’s Colony’ program set in La Grange
Deta il from an 1840 map of Fayette County drawn by W.H. Sandusky that includes the S. Castleman half league. The original map is in Austin at the Texas General Land Office.
HENRY MAYO
Henry Mayo, a professional surveyor and well-known historian at College Station, has recently applied for a historical marker for the First Survey of Austin’s Colony, marking the Sylvanus Castleman half league (2,214 acres) located a bit north of La Grange on the west bank of the Colorado River. The narrative for that application is such a compelling story that the Fayette Heritage Museum & Ar…
